Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
Today, federal workers are being asked again to provide five things they did last week and it’s going about as well as a Cybertruck strapped to a SpaceX rocket on Twitter; DOGE is pressing to check benefit payments against IRS tax records; the National Institute of Health’s ban on renewing senior scientists adds to the assault on it’s in-house research; Trump firings at NOAA will impact how we get weather reports; JD Vance is being rebuked by NATO allies and the Pope; a USAID official has been placed on leave after saying Trump’s barriers to programs will cause preventable death; a top HHS spokesperson has resigned after clashing with RFK Jr.; the Trump regime is bribing SEC employees to resign because they know it’s legally difficult to fire them; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to lifesaving programs will cause ‘preventable death’ | NBC News
Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr. | POLITICO
Some Federal Agencies Offer Staff $25,000 Or More To Quit—As Trump Aims To Cut Workforce | Forbes
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research | Science
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records | The Washington Post
Ohio's J.D. Vance rebuked by the Pope, denounced by NATO allies, ridiculed for bizarre rant - Marilou Johanek | Ohio Capital Journal
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The Heritage Foundation DOGE Survey
From The Good News
Letters From An American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
AI video of Zelensky doing to Trump
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